how to use photoetch parts

chiver · Post by **chiver** » Fri Mar 02, 2012 1:44 pm

how do you use photoetch parts? theres probly a post on this and i cant find it.

thanks in advance

Kylwell · Post by **Kylwell** » Fri Mar 02, 2012 2:15 pm

er, define "use".

How do you apply them? With a little CA usually. With mutli-part pieces you can CA or solder them together.

chiver · Post by **chiver** » Sat Mar 03, 2012 8:57 pm

What are they for? I've never heard of them before till I got on here. So they are ment as a detailing? I thought it was some kind of stencle. Lol guess to put it simply what are they used for

Mad-Modeler · Post by **Mad-Modeler** » Sat Mar 03, 2012 9:25 pm

I usually attach with bit of CA/white-glue and hit them with the brush and metal primer.

Now if you are talking working hinges like on a tiger, etc that is a different ball-game.

Chiver.

PE parts can also be stencils. Really depends on the kit.
Often you will have to sands down kit details to use PE.

chiver · Post by **chiver** » Sat Mar 03, 2012 11:02 pm

o ok thanks alot.

The Arbiter · Post by **The Arbiter** » Sun Mar 04, 2012 2:26 am

When I was a teen, I frequently used PE cockpit kits for my aircraft. You could get plane specific controls with little bits of round and square plastic to make 3-d controls. I attached them with C/A glue, in fact I used Crazy Glue™ brand because there was nothing else.

There are many types of CA now, much better suited to modeling, but, well, there ya go.